FY2026 Earnings Forecast for B2Gold Issued By Stifel Canada

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Stifel Canada lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now expects that the company will earn $0.67 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for B2Gold's FY2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

BTO has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank upgraded shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a report on Monday. TD Securities lowered B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Bank of America downgraded B2Gold from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Cormark raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, B2Gold presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$5.93.

B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of TSE:BTO traded down C$0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting C$4.27. The stock had a trading volume of 2,034,329 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,921,251. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$4.21 and its 200-day moving average price is C$4.00. B2Gold has a fifty-two week low of C$3.16 and a fifty-two week high of C$4.88. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. The company has a market capitalization of C$3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.87%. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is presently -25.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer Eduard Bartz sold 27,862 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$3.89, for a total value of C$108,383.18. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 16 shares in the company, valued at C$62.24. This represents a 99.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Jerry Korpan sold 120,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.63, for a total transaction of C$555,600.00. Insiders have sold 535,145 shares of company stock valued at $2,191,177 in the last ninety days. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

B2Gold Company Profile

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp.